Traditional Tattoos

A black and white illustration of a demon-like face with horns, sharp teeth, and intricate line details, surrounded by pink circular text with social media handles and website URL.

American traditional tattooing built on bold lines, solid color, and designs that age well and hit hard. I work in both classic flash and custom pieces, with an emphasis on tattoos that read clean from across the room and hold up for years. Whether it's a small palm sized piece, a hand, a chest plate, or full coverage, every piece is drawn with respect for the tradition, not just pulled off a wall.

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Full custom sleeve by Brett Semrick at Remington Tattoo, North Park San Diego. Neo-traditional meets Japanese - healed skulls, grim reaper, gangster and nature.
:Vibrant color traditional panther demon face blast overwith large orange eyes and open mouth. Psychedelic neo-traditional predator tattoo with bold black background by Brett Semrick.
A tattoo of a sailing ship surrounded by colorful clouds on a person's upper arm.
Black and grey traditional wolf head tattoo with forest silhouette inside, red eye and open fangs. Nature inspired double-exposure wolf tattoo by Brett Semrick.
Classic "trust no one" motif — green and gold snake biting a gentleman's hand, blood drip in bold trad.
Custom Baphomet — 7 orange eyes, flaming crown, heavy fur and horns. Psychedelic color meets traditional structure.
Traditional style dragon seahorse tattoo in bold color - red, green and yellow with heavy black outline. Custom traditional work by Brett Semrick at BrettSemrick.com.
Medusa in vibrant trad color — mint and orange serpents, purple dotwork and fanged portrait.
Color traditional deep sea diver helmet tattoo with bubbles and waves. Bold nautical traditional piece with orange and teal accents by Brett Semrick.
Bold color traditional Japanese wild boar yokai tattoo - large Inoshishi demon with yellow eyes, tusks and open mouth. Heavy traditional Japanese influenced work by Brett Semrick.
Sailor superstition: pig & rooster on the feet to prevent drowning — done in bold blackwork trad.
Whimsical traditional tattoo of a green scaled fish riding a teal bicycle. Funny and surreal color traditional tattoo by Brett Semrick.
Colorful tattoo of a menacing goblin-like creature with green skin, pointy purple ears, a black hat with a red dot, and sharp teeth. The figure has prominent hands with long purple fingernails, and the background features vibrant red and orange accen
Painter's hand — ornamental cuff, brushes, pencil, red flower and horse head detail. For creatives, by a creative.

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